YouTuber Logan Paul called out KSI for his ‘disgusting’ remarks about women, and it’s a sign their pre-fight trash talk is going too far

YouTuber Logan Paul shot back against his future boxing opponent, British vlogger KSI, in a video calling out his derogatory remarks about women.

Paul took issue with KSI’s insults against his girlfriend, actress Chloe Bennett, and said his behaviour had been immature.

The two are drumming up publicity ahead of a boxing match in Manchester Arena, which will be livestreamed for $8 (£6).

Some of the trash-talking has become ill-natured, and the BBC decided not to air a key interview with the two YouTubers in a sign that they may have gone too far.

The upcoming boxing match between British YouTuber KSI and Logan Paul is becoming a phenomenon – for all the wrong reasons.

In the latest twist in the drama, Paul hit out at his opponent for making offensive remarks about his girlfriend, “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D” actress Chloe Bennett, in a press conference ahead of the match on August 25.

“You talk about my girl like she’s a piece of meat, but you know women have a choice right,” Paul said. “Sometimes they don’t like those comments, and I feel like you should have learned from what happened six years ago. You know what I’m talking about right? When you lost everything because you were disgusting towards women?”

Paul revealed that he had warned KSI off talking about Bennett ahead of the press conference, and that he had contractually agreed not to mention KSI’s past. He also pointed to an earlier video where KSI suggested Logan Paul would be unable to kiss Chloe Bennett after receiving a cut lip – and that he would have to “f**k her like a prostitute.”

“Before the London press conference, in… what was a mature attempt to handle this professionally, I had my team send your team a message that I know for a fact was personally received by you,” Paul said.

Has the pantomime trash talk turned too nasty?

The world of YouTube creators is full of confected drama, partly because it’s a medium with zero regulation, and because YouTubers need to do increasingly outrageous things to stand out – like fight real-life boxing matches.

When London-based KSI issued a challenge to fight to Paul, it was perhaps partly with the idea that nothing would be so satisfying as watching this fratty vlogger take a right-hook to the face.

And yet KSI’s sexist barbs, a supportive crowd chanting “She’s a hoe”, and a battle cry of “F**k the Pauls” seems disproportionate in the effort to build up momentum for their fight on August 25th.

Another sign that the goading has gone too far: BBC Radio 1, which is targeted at 15- to 29-year-olds, decided not to air an interview with Logan Paul and KSI after a backlash from listeners. It was one of the few media interviews the pair were scheduled to carry out ahead of their fight, a spokesman for KSI told Business Insider earlier this month.